by Chris Merritt | Nov 10, 2023 | Chris Merritt, Commentary, Human Rights, Media Article, Rule of Law Issue
Five years ago, when Vic Alhadeff was chief executive of the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies, he led a long and successful campaign that should have been a body blow to those who incite racial and religious violence.That campaign persuaded the NSW government to introduce...
by Chris Merritt | Oct 26, 2023 | Chris Merritt, Human Rights, Media Article, Rule of Law Issue
Victoria’s Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act is fast emerging as one of the greatest examples of legislative deception. It promised to introduce a new era of rights-respecting governance by forcing public authorities to act in ways that are compatible...
by Chris Merritt | Sep 14, 2023 | Chris Merritt, Commentary, Media Article, Rule of Law Issue
This week’s warning about the decline in the nation’s educational standards could not be more timely. It might encourage authorities in NSW to abandon an approach that, while fashionable, is dumbing down our students. Brian Schmidt, the outgoing vice-chancellor of the...
by Chris Merritt | Sep 12, 2023 | Chris Merritt, Commentary, Media Article, Rule of Law Issue, The Voice: Uluru Statement
The most regrettable aspect of this week’s report by Victoria’s Yoorrook Justice Commission is its biased attempt to rewrite Indigenous history and portray it as “truth-telling”. The fact that this commission found that Aborigines had been subjected to injustice was...
by Chris Merritt | Aug 31, 2023 | Chris Merritt, Media Article, Rule of Law Issue
With the benefit of hindsight, future generations might be best equipped to nominate the most fundamental change to the nation in modern times. The Voice referendum is clearly a contender. But there is another horse in this race – the resurrection of the...
by Chris Merritt | Aug 25, 2023 | Chris Merritt, Freedom of Speech, Media Article, Rule of Law Issue
Thanks to the government of Bob Hawke, there can no longer be any debate about whether this country is entirely sovereign, legally independent and completely decolonised. This reality is difficult to reconcile with a plan by one of the nation’s leading law schools to...
